Single particle modelling for olefin polymerization on supported catalysts: A review and proposals for future developments

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 3931-3949

  McKenna, Timothy F ^a   Soares, João B P ^b  

^a UMR 5265   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Olefin polymerization; Polymerization; Polyolefins

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; OLEFINS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SINGLE PARTICLE MODELLING;

POLYMERIZATION;

HEAT TRANSFER; MODELING; POLYMERIZATION; POLYOLEFIN;

HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; POLYOLEFIN;

EID: 0035800643     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(01)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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